The Signal.com's Daybreak: Sept. 16, 2009

Hello, Santa Clarita Valley! Welcome to The-Signal.com's Daybreak, your point of entry for the day, and a quick journey through the past, present and future. Let the adventure begin:

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 16, the 259th day of 2009. There are 106 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:On Sept. 16, 1919, the American Legion received a national charter from Congress.

Ten years ago: Hurricane Floyd hit the Carolinas and began making its way up the East Coast, damaging 12,000 homes and claiming more than 50 lives even after it weakened to a tropical storm.

Five years ago: The number of foreigners kidnapped during the Iraq insurgency reached at least 100.

Watercooler TalkSHREVEPORT (AP) — Police say a man impersonating an officer with a flashing red light in his car has been arrested after he pulled over the wrong driver — the mayor of Shreveport, La. Police think the suspect was using the in-dash light to maneuver through traffic Monday night in northwest Louisiana. Mayor Cedric Glover says he pulled over when the drove behind him, but the fake officer then sped away.

Glover says he followed the car and called police. Daniel Niederhelman, 21, of Shreveport has been charged with false personation of a peace officer.